Published February 20, 2009
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Journal article
Schroedinger dynamics as a two-phase conserved flow: an alternative trajectory construction of quantum propagation
Creators
- 1. Green Templeton College, University of Oxford, Woodstock Road, Oxford OX2 6HG (United Kingdom)
Description
It is shown that the Schroedinger equation can be cast in the form of two coupled real conservation equations, in Euclidean spacetime in the free case and in a five-dimensional Eisenhart geometry in the presence of an external potential. This implies a novel two-phase quantum-hydrodynamic model whose Lagrangian picture provides an exact scheme to calculate the time-dependent wavefunction from a continuum of deterministic trajectories where two points are linked by at most two trajectories. Properties of the model are examined, including the appearance of 'entangled' trajectories in separable states. Wavefunction constructions employing alternative two-phase models are proposed
Availability note (English)
Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1751-8113/42/7/075307Additional details
Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.1088/1751-8113/42/7/075307;
- PII
- S1751-8113(09)88287-5;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Journal of Physics. A, Mathematical and Theoretical (Online)
- Journal Volume
- 42
- Journal Issue
- 7
- Journal Page Range
- [11 p.]
- ISSN
- 1751-8121
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United Kingdom
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 40074912
- Subject category
- S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
- Descriptors DEI
- EUCLIDEAN SPACE; GEOMETRY; HYDRODYNAMIC MODEL; LAGRANGIAN FUNCTION; POTENTIALS; QUANTUM ENTANGLEMENT; QUANTUM MECHANICS; SCHROEDINGER EQUATION; SPACE-TIME; TIME DEPENDENCE; TRAJECTORIES; WAVE FUNCTIONS
- Descriptors DEC
- DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; EQUATIONS; FUNCTIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MATHEMATICAL SPACE; MATHEMATICS; MECHANICS; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; PARTICLE MODELS; RIEMANN SPACE; SPACE; STATISTICAL MODELS; THERMODYNAMIC MODEL; WAVE EQUATIONS